By Anthony Cody. Alexander Russo is an unlikely ombudsman for education journalism, given that he is paid to blog by publishing giant Scholastic. But he has taken on the role, and in this column, he argues that the Broad Foundation sponsorship of education coverage at the Los Angeles Times is not worthy of the ethical fuss that education advocates have made of it.* The brouhaha kicked off when Peter Sussman, who literally helped write the 1996 Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, was asked to comment on the fact that Eli Broad is now paying for education coverage at the Los Angeles Times,* and is … Continue reading Will Ethical Walls Protect Education Journalism from Billionaire Influence?